JohnyBee

My car for sale right now on Autotrader, but I am unable to post it here on Briskoda. Any advice how to change that? Did a lot of work and currently it is in very good condition so thought someone from here would be interested

Forgot to mention, but changed it first thing with good quality one before cleaning. Old filter was in pretty good condition.

Interior.... When looking around I realized that this particular car was slightly cheaper for a reason, while reputable family run dealer assured that mechanically car is sound I suspected there must be something else... After picking up the car noticed foul smell 🤮, which wasn't present during first visit. Unfortunately while picking it up from dealer learned that previous owner was a lease company and whoever drove this car was heavy smoker and 'abusive'😆 owner. Filth was all over ( dealer clearly wasn't bothered to prep car to high standard) in every gap around dash and buttons, under seats, In the vents (cigarette ash) etc... To high expectations on my behalf, considering dealer is a family run business. All I had to do is to point that out. Let's talk about 🤢 smell. First ride home was a realization moment, to how bad it was. I didn't wasted any time and went straight to work spending next two days deep cleaning whole interior. Removed door trim panels with switches and door cards, front dash vents, all panels around gear knob. Things I found it's not for faint hearted... So disclaimer: Pics contain gross content 😅 (yeah it's puke) I thought It's an opportunity to find out what method to remove bad smell works best. Smell was imbeded into leather, carpets, headliner fabric. 1) First I valeted the car, making sure no filth left behind, then I used just standard antibacterial spray and wet wipes to clean headliner, seats, dash, carpet, boot lining, but (obviously) it haven't changed a thing. 2) Next I purchased 'Febreze Fabric refresher' (plenty claims online it actually works) from Halfords (2x bottles £5.98). Sprayed headliner and carpets and left until next morning. It reduced the smell slightly initially, but it can't be used on leather seats so job was not done properly. Unfortunately after couple days odor eliminator smell effect went away and smell came back around %90 where it was initially. 3) Mineral Odor removing rocks. Found people do recommend this method and thought will give a go. Bought 800g of rocks from Amazon and placed them under both front seats... Week later no results. Not sure what was wrong, but It was time to move on to last step. Which was most intriguing to say the least. 4) Ozone generator. Purchased one from Amazon for £70. First I watched few videos on youtube and read a manual, to make sure I take proper preparation steps due to ozone being harmful to human health. Next I did set it up in between front seats and turned a dial for 60 minute cycle. Leaving one window slightly open and machine running for 60 minutes and another 60 minutes for the highly. To my surprise original cigarette smell was all gone completely, but ozone generators leave this quite strong acid/ vinegar like after-smell, which should go away in few days (suggestion would be sufficiently venting it afterwards). Might be that car cleaning products can get rid of it instantly, but I wanted to find out how long it takes to go on it's own. So 4 days since using ozone generator I can confirm, that it worked 🥳 It got rid original foul smell and apart some vinegar after-smell (very light) car smells like a new. 💪 Next step will be to use fabric refresher, leather cleaner/conditioner and balsam made by Renapur and Wheelers. So hopefully this will be of any help to other members who encounter such situation for the first time.

If I am not mistaken I remember reading somewhere on this forum (or elsewhere) that start/stop issue might be related to pedal (not sure which clutch or accelerator) sensor?

Picked the car up September this year. Let the journey begin. First "improvements" were new interior mats, wind deflectors and full interior valet ( had to be done asap 🤢). When initially coming to look at he car and agree to buy it as usual only noticed some cosmetic damage inside and outside, what didn't bothered me. Car was left to service and replace timing belt at a dealership for a couple weeks. When picking up noticed whining noise around belt area while engine running, noticed start stop system sometimes cutting engine off for some reason especially often when reversing. Right now talking with dealership to leave a car to them.

lovely car. This 280ps engine what I will look to swap in two years time. Interesting to hear pros and cons

own since September 2016 SE L Executive 2.0 Tdi 150 manual. Not sure what came as an extra spec, but things to mention: black leather, heated front seats, driver seat electric with memory.

I am glad to rejoin Briskoda community as I was a casual member in the past. In last 12 years I owned: Octavia Estate 1.9Tdi Mk1, Octavia Elegance Mk2 2.0Tdi Saloon. Now Driving Kodiaq Edition 1.5Tsi and next week picking up Superb Estate Se L 2.0Tdi too. To be honest I joined back as I will need some help and advice regarding retrofitting Superb with few bits and I like to get my hands greasy doing some work myself too and in the past found plenty of value advice on this forum. Looking forward to getting to know all the good people in Briskoda community.